The George Meany Memorial Archives offers five fellowships for the 1997-98
 academic year: three archives fellowships, one library fellowship, one
 musem fellowship.  STIPEND: $11,500.  Generally, the fellow's school
 remits tuition.

 ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be full-time graduate students pursuing a
 degree in history, library science, museum studies, American studies,
 material culture, or related disciplines.  U.S. citizenship is required.

 APPLICATION PERIOD: December 15, 1996 - March 15, 1997

 APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send a current resume, cover letter, one letter of
 recommendation, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and one
 writing sample to:
       Archives/Museum/Library Fellowship (specify category)
       The Geeorge Meany Memorial Archives
       10000 New Hampshire Avenue
       Silver Spring, MD 20903.
 NOTE: Completed applications must be postmarked on or befor March 15.

 SELECTION: Archivists and librarians review the applicant's academic
 record, work experience, and career interests.  Interviews are held in
 April and fellowships are announced by May 15.  Fellowships are not
 renewable and may not be deferred.

 WORK: Fellows work three (6.5) days each week for two semesters, and gain
 firsthand experience in these functions: ARCHIVES (processing, reference,
 records management, editorial assistance (Labor's Heritage, the Archives'
 quarterly journal); MUSEUM (collections management, exhibit design and
 planning, program development); LIBRARY (reference, bibliography
 compilation, interlibrary loan, integrated automation system).

 INSTITUTIONAL SETTING: The Archives is the official archives of the
 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations,
 and is located in Silver Spring, MD, on the forty-seven acre campus of the
 George Meany Center for Labor Studies (the AFL-CIO's educational
 facility).  The Archives provides records management services and
 administers the historical records of the AFL-CIO and its predecessor
 organizations.  The Meany Archives Library is located on the first floor
 of the Archives and houses books and periodicals on the theory, practice
 and history of the labor movement.  The Archives is open to the general
 public by appointment.

 Direct inquiries to:
       Lynda J. DeLoach, Archivist
       301/431-5441
       FAX: 301/431-0385
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